Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety
Advocates has called on the leadership of the California Assembly Public Safety Committee to enact Assembly Bill (AB) 981 to establish an intelligent speed assistance (ISA) program for people convicted of excessive speeding, reckless driving or racing offenses. Traffic fatalities have risen over the past decade in California, and speeding is a major contributor. In 2023, 4,061 people lost their…
read moreAdvocates has sent a letter to leaders in the South Carolina Senate in support of House Bill (HB) 3276 to curb distracted driving while offering recommendations to improve the bill’s efficacy based on research and experience. This legislation will update the state’s distracted driving law and curb manual, visual and cognitive distractions to keep South Carolina motorists and all who…
read moreAdvocates has sent a letter to leaders of the Nevada Assembly in support of Assembly Bill (AB) 402. AB 402 would create a pilot program allowing the Nevada Department of Transportation, local authorities and regional commissions to utilize speed safety cameras in active roadway work zones in which construction, maintenance or repair work is being done when workers are present.…
read moreAdvocates has announced support in a letter to leaders of the Washington State Legislature for enactment of House Bill (HB) 1596 to establish an intelligent speed assistance (ISA) program. Traffic fatalities are rising in Washington, and speeding is a major contributor. Use of ISA by individuals convicted of reckless driving or three or more moving violations, at least one of…
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